Science pictures

A river of rubbish snakes through Beirut's northern suburbs, and vast mountains of trash surround the Lebanese capital.

David Sim Feb 24, 2016

Judges Alex Mustard, Martin Edge and Peter Rowlands had the pleasure of going through the entries to select the winners

Alex Wheeler Feb 23, 2016

In collaboration with WWF, Will Burrard-Lucas took incredible new camera-trap images of elephants, lions and hyenas.

Alex Wheeler Feb 12, 2016

Brazil is attempting to answer the most urgent question of its Zika outbreak.

David Sim Feb 12, 2016

Distilleries have created a cheap alcohol, as 26 deaths are recorded from drinking the fatal liquid

Alex Wheeler Feb 12, 2016

Large machinery like excavators are waiting to be used, as the rescue operation enters a crucial phase.

Alex Wheeler Feb 08, 2016

Many women in Latin America have to pit their religious beliefs against the risk their babies could be born with brain defects.

David Sim Feb 03, 2016

Satellite images of eight wetlands – areas of land that are permanently or seasonally saturated with water.

David Sim Feb 02, 2016

House workers use fumigators as part of preventative measures against the Zika virus across Americas

Alex Wheeler Jan 29, 2016

In 1986, NASA's Space Challenger launched from the Kennedy Space Center, exploding 73 seconds later due to technical malfunctions

Alex Wheeler Jan 28, 2016

Brazil is facing a surging number of babies born with abnormally small heads.

David Sim Jan 28, 2016

Nearly 4,000 babies born with suspected microcephaly, which causes abnormally small heads, since October.

David Sim Jan 26, 2016

Sources have confirmed that all three were dead before they reached the shore.

Alex Wheeler Jan 25, 2016

A cold weather front swept across China and much of eastern Asia, bringing heavy snow, freezing fog and record low temperatures.

David Sim Jan 25, 2016

South Africa is in the grips of a severe drought that shows no sign of abating after the driest year on record.

David Sim Jan 18, 2016

The last time the canal was drained, those in charge of the cleaning removed 40 tonnes of waste, including at least one car.

Alex Wheeler Jan 07, 2016

Mountains of stinking rubbish are piled up on the outskirts of Beirut, reaching the height of motorway overpasses.

David Sim Jan 06, 2016

Torrential rain deluged Britain, cutting power to thousands of homes and forcing some to evacuate flooded streets.

Alex Wheeler Jan 06, 2016

Meteorologists predict freak weather caused by El Nino will continue across the world.

David Sim Jan 06, 2016

Amazing day-to-night panoramas of US National Parks such as the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone Park, by photographer Stephen Wilkes.

David Sim Jan 05, 2016

With a magnitude reaching 6.7, an earthquake has hit the remotest area of north-east India, with tremors being felt in neighbouring countries such as Nepal and Bangladesh.

Alex Wheeler Jan 04, 2016

Heavy snow has fallen in Istanbul, causing flight cancellations, road chaos and closure of schools – and beautiful photos.

David Sim Dec 31, 2015

Photos of devastating effects of flooding as government denies a north-south divide.

David Sim Dec 29, 2015

At least 91 people are missing after landslide buries business park in Shenzhen – China's fourth major disaster this year.

David Sim Dec 21, 2015

Pics taken a day or two apart show Cumbrian towns during the flooding, and after the water had receded.

David Sim Dec 09, 2015

A grey soupy haze shrouds Beijing's landmarks as the Chinese capital issues first red alert.

David Sim Dec 08, 2015

Storm Desmond dumped record levels of rain on Cumbria and the Scottish Borders.

David Sim Dec 07, 2015

Beautiful photos of glaciers in Patagonia, which are receding at a faster rate than anywhere else on Earth.

David Sim Dec 03, 2015

The heaviest rainfall in more than a century has caused massive flooding across the eastern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

David Sim Dec 02, 2015

Toxic mud from a collapsed iron mine dam has reached the Atlantic Ocean, killing fish and threatening endangered turtles.

David Sim Nov 24, 2015